Ethnicity and Prostate Cancer: Vitamin D Genetic and Sociodemographic Factors
Abstract
During the 2nd year of the grant, genotyping and sociodemographic survey development and distribution was started and is on-going. The sociodemographic survey was developed, tested, and approved by the local internal review board. Initial distribution of the survey was carried out in January 2009. A second mailing is currently underway. So far approximately 50% of men have responded. Men who have not responded to two mailings will be asked to complete the survey during their annual study visits to the clinic. Difficulties with the genotyping technology resulted in a delay in completing the planned genetic analysis. Problems are currently being solved and the genotyping should be completed by summer 2009 with additional potentially relevant polymorphisms being added. The grantee has taken two classes related to her work (Database Management Using SAS and Statistical Analysis for Microarray Technology) and taught a graduate level epidemiology class with a focus on health disparities in Spring 2008. She attended the Science of Health Disparities conference in Carefree, AZ, from February 3-6, 2009. She was also spoke about health disparities in prostate cancer screening at a company-sponsored event in Dallas, TX on February 21, 2009.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA506293
Entities
People
- Kathleen C. Torkko
Organizations
- University of Colorado Health